Can osteopathy prevent sport injuries or improve athletic endurance?
The different actions performed by the osteopath regulate postural tone, that is, it is going to optimize muscle tone in posture just before movement. Every athlete knows the importance of correct movements. Manipulations are going to improve axes of movement and inform ligaments about the most physiological range of movement. All of this will influence positively in coordination and reduce the probability of muscle or ligament lesions. On the other hand, greater thoracic and costal movement as well as an increase of diaphragm movement, can improve respiratory and cardiac capacity and therefore aerobic resistance to effort. Your osteopath can offer nutritional advice to avoid metabolic acidity which predisposes to muscle injuries and prevents optimal recovery from effort.
